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Term
amniocentesis
Definition
SURGICAL PUNCTURE of the AMNIOTIC SAC
Term
cervicitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the CERVIX UTERI
Term
colposcopy
Definition
VISUAL EXAMINATION of the VAGINA and cervix with an optical magnifying instrument (colposcope)
Term
vaginocele
Definition
HERNIATION into the VAGINA
Term
galactorrhea
Definition
DISCHARGE OR FLOW of MILK
Term
lactogen
Definition
PRODUCTION and secretion of MILK
Term
gynecologist
Definition
PHYSICIAN SPECIALIZING IN treating disorders of the FEMALE reproductive system
Term
hysterectomy
Definition
EXCISION of UTERUS
Term
uterovaginal
Definition
PERTAINING TO the UTERUS and VAGINA
Term
mammogram
Definition
RADIOGRAPH of the BREAST
Term
mastopexy
Definition
SURGICAL FIXATION of the BREAST(S)
Term
menorrhagia
Definition
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT (BURSTING FORTH) of MENSTRUAL FLOW over a longer duration than normal
Term
endometritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the endometrium (WITHIN the UTERUS/WOMB)
Term
prenatal
Definition
PERTAINING TO the period BEFORE BIRTH
Term
oophoroma
Definition
TUMOR of the OVARY
Term
ovariorrhexis
Definition
RUPTURE of an OVARY
Term
perineorrhaphy
Definition
SUTURE of the PERINEUM
Term
salpingectomy
Definition
EXCISION of a (FALLOPIAN) TUBE
Term
vulvopathy
Definition
DISEASE of the VULVA
Term
episiotomy
Definition
INCISION of the perineum (VULVA)
Term
menarche
Definition
INITIAL MENSTRUAL period
Term
pseudocyesis
Definition
FALSE PREGNANCY
Term
primigravida
Definition
PREGNANT WOMAN during her FIRST pregnancy
Term
multipara
Definition
woman who has DELIVERED (BEARED) MORE THAN ONE viable infant
Term
hematosalpinx
Definition
collection of BLOOD in a FALLOPIAN TUBE; also called hemosalpinx
Term
dystocia
Definition
CHILDBIRTH that is PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT
Term
retroversion
Definition
TURNING BACK (tipping back) of an organ
Term
oophoropathy
Definition
DISEASE of the OVARIES
Term
oophoroplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of an OVARY
Term
oophoropexy
Definition
FIXATION of a displaced OVARY
Term
salpingoplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of a FALLOPIAN TUBE
Term
salpingoscope
Definition
INSTRUMENT TO VIEW the FALLOPIAN TUBES
Term
salpingoscopy
Definition
VISUAL EXAMINATION of the FALLOPIAN TUBE
Term
salpingocele
Definition
HERNIATION of a FALLOPIAN TUBE
Term
hysterocele
Definition
HERNIATION of the UTERUS
Term
hysteropathy
Definition
DISEASE of the UTERUS
Term
hysteralgia, hysterodynia
Definition
PAIN in the UTERUS
Term
hysterospasm
Definition
INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION OR TWITCHING of the UTERUS
Term
hysterotomy
Definition
INCISION of the UTERUS
Term
hysteroscopy, uteroscopy
Definition
VISUAL EXAMINATION of the UTERUS
Term
hysteroptosis
Definition
PROLAPSE OR DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT of the UTERUS
Term
hysteropexy, uteropexy
Definition
FIXATION of the UTERUS
Term
hysteroplasty, uteroplasty, metroplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of the UTERUS
Term
menopause
Definition
CESSATION of the MENSES
Term
transdermal
Definition
THROUGH, ACROSS the SKIN
Term
premenopause
Definition
period BEFORE CESSATION of MENSES
Term
postmenopause
Definition
period AFTER CESSATION of MENSES
Term
hemorrhage
Definition
BURSTING FORTH of BLOOD
Term
hematology
Definition
STUDY OF BLOOD
Term
hematoma
Definition
swelling (TUMOR) of BLOOD
Term
hematologist
Definition
SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY of BLOOD
Term
hematopathy
Definition
DISEASE of the BLOOD
Term
hematemesis
Definition
VOMITING BLOOD
Term
colpitis, vaginitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the VAGINA
Term
colpalgia, colpodynia
Definition
PAIN in the VAGINA
Term
colpospasm
Definition
TWITCHING of the VAGINA
Term
colpoptosis
Definition
PROLAPSE OR DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT of the VAGINA
Term
colpopexy
Definition
FIXATION of the VAGINA
Term
vaginoplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of the VAGINA
Term
vaginoscope
Definition
INSTRUMENT TO VIEW the VAGINA
Term
vaginotomy
Definition
INCISION of the VAGINA
Term
colporrhaphy
Definition
SURTURE of the VAGINA
Term
vesicovaginal fistula
Definition
ABNORMAL PASSAGE between the URINARY BLADDER and the VAGINA
Term
ureterovaginal fistula
Definition
ABNORMAL PASSAGE between the lower URETER and the VAGINA
Term
rectovaginal fistula
Definition
ABNORMAL PASSAGE between the RECTUM and the VAGINA
Term
colporrhagia
Definition
BURSTING FORTH of discharge or hemorrhage from the VAGINA
Term
colpocystocele
Definition
SWELLING OR HERNIATION of the BLADDER into the VAGINA
Term
vaginal
Definition
PERTAINING TO the VAGINA
Term
mucous
Definition
PERTAINING TO MUCUS
Term
mucoid
Definition
RESEMBLING MUCUS
Term
lipoid, adipoid
Definition
RESEMBLING FAT
Term
vulvouterine
Definition
refers to the VULVA and UTERUS
Term
vulvitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the VULVA
Term
colpocervical
Definition
PERTAINING TO the VAGINA and CERVIX UTERI
Term
colposcope
Definition
INSTRUMENT TO VIEW the VAGINA
Term
cervical
Definition
PERTAINING TO the CERVIX UTERI
Term
gynocopathy
Definition
DISEASE of a FEMALE
Term
gynecology
Definition
STUDY OF the FEMALE
Term
menorrhea
Definition
FLOW of MENSES
Term
dysmenorrhea
Definition
PAINFUL OR DIFFICULT MENSTRUAL FLOW
Term
menorrhagia
Definition
EXCESSIVE bleeding at the time of a MENSTRUAL period
Term
amenorrhea
Definition
ABSENCE or abnormal stoppage of MENSTRUATION
Term
mastectomy
Definition
EXCISION of a BREAST
Term
mammography
Definition
X-RAY EXAMINATION of the BREAST
Term
mammoplasty, mastoplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR or reconstruction of a BREAST
Term
mastopexy
Definition
FIXATION of the BREAST
Term
mastalgia, mastodynia
Definition
PAIN in the BREAST
Term
natal
Definition
PERTAINING TO BIRTH
Term
postnatal
Definition
PERTAINING TO the time AFTER BIRTH
Term
neonatology
Definition
STUDY OF NEWBORN infant
Term
neonatologist
Definition
SPECIALIST IN STUDY OF care and treatment of the neonate (NEWBORN infant)
Term
gravida 4
Definition
PREGNANT WOMAN on FOURTH pregnancy
Term
para 2
Definition
woman who has DELIVERED TWO times
Term
PID
Definition
pelvic inflammatory disease
Term
pathogen
Definition
FORMING, PRODUCING, OR ORIGIN of DISEASE
Term
STD
Definition
sexually transmitted disease
Term
oophoritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the OVARIES
Term
hysterotome
Definition
INSTRUMENT TO INCISE (CUT) the UTERUS
Term
CS, C-section
Definition
cesarean section
Term
androgen
Definition
FORMING OR PRODUCING MALE hormones
Term
balanitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the GLANS PENIS
Term
gonadotropin
Definition
hormone that STIMULATES the GONADS
Term
cryptorchism
Definition
CONDITION of a HIDDEN TESTICAL
Term
orchiopexy
Definition
SURGICAL FIXATION of a TESTIS
Term
orchidectomy
Definition
EXCISION of one or both TESTES
Term
testalgia
Definition
PAIN in the TESTES
Term
spermatocyte
Definition
SPERM CELL
Term
spermicide
Definition
agent that KILLS SPERMATOZOA
Term
aspermia
Definition
WITHOUT SEMEN
Term
varicocele
Definition
enlarged or DILATED VEIN of the spermatic cord
Term
vasectomy
Definition
REMOVAL of all or part of the VAS DEFERENS
Term
vesiculitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the SEMINAL VESICLE
Term
testopathy
Definition
DISEASE of the TESTICLES
Term
testitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the TESTIS
Term
testectomy
Definition
EXCISION of TESTIS
Term
spermatolith
Definition
STONE OR CALCULUS in the SPERMATIC duct
Term
spermatogenesis
Definition
PRODUCING OR FORMING SPERM
Term
spermatoid
Definition
RESEMBLING SPERMATOZOA
Term
spermaturia
Definition
SPERM in the URINE
Term
aspermatism
Definition
CONDITION WITHOUT SPERM
Term
oligospermia
Definition
CONDITION where a man produces a SCANTY amount of SPERM
Term
orchioplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of the TESTICLE
Term
orchiorrhaphy
Definition
SUTURE of a TESTICLE
Term
prostatomegaly
Definition
ENLARGEMENT of the PROSTATE GLAND
Term
transurethral
Definition
THROUGH the URETHRA
Term
resectoscope
Definition
special type of endoscope
Term
PSA
Definition
prostate-specific antigen
Term
prostatitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the PROSTATE GLAND
Term
prostatocystitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of the PROSTATE GLAND and BLADDER
Term
prostatocystotomy
Definition
INCISION of the PROSTATE and BLADDER
Term
hydrocele
Definition
SWELLING of WATER
Term
prostatectomy
Definition
EXCISION of the PROSTATE GLAND
Term
neoplasm
Definition
FORMATION OR GROWTH that is NEW
Term
dysplasia
Definition
BAD OR PAINFUL FORMATION OR GROWTH
Term
aplasia
Definition
WITHOUT FORMATION
Term
hyperplasia
Definition
EXCESSIVE FORMATION OR GROWTH
Term
anesthesia
Definition
WITHOUT FEELING
Term
bilateral
Definition
PERTAINING TO TWO SIDES
Term
vasovasostomy
Definition
vasectomy reversal
Term
urogenital
Definition
PERTAINING TO URINE and the ORGANS OF REPRODUCTION
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